I think this is out of left field because it's not boutique at all, but...
The Lee Jackson XLS-500 I had fifteen years ago was the smoothest sounding amp I've ever had/heard. I actually liked it a lot, but from a transient standpoint it just sounded really fluid and liquidy.
Sup fellas
I'm planning out a new HSS partscaster build. Looking at mahogany or black limba with a flame maple top, roasted maple neck w/ ebony fretboard. Rear routed. I'm probably going to put a Gotoh 510 or a Floyd.
Any recommendations on what pickup combo to go for?
Background: If they...
It's always been a question of whether an amp fits well with the cab.
I thought my old Mesa Roadster and Deliverance 60 played particularly well through the Mills Afterburner 412 I had. That was a CRUSHING sound.
My Fryette Sig:X and Diezel D-Moll sound great through my G-Flex 212 with K85's...
Yeah, had an Afterburner 412 slant. Got rid of it because, as great as it sounded (OMG!), it was just impractical to use for anything other than rehearsal/recording. The idea of transporting it for a gig was daunting at best.
I also had a Mach 212 but I found that cab was meh sounding.
That...
Generally an expression pedal input is going to be TRS, so yeah any volume pedal with in/out jacks should be usable. You may just have to swap between the jacks depending on what the Ground Control is expecting, and you may have to adjust the taper within the Ground Control. I know a lot of...
First off you really shouldn't need another dedicated buffer in that signal. The only analog/true-bypass pedal in that chain is the Sonic Stomp. Everything else already has a buffer incorporated into it.
Are you all in on the Chase Bliss MKII? Looks like a great piece of gear, but your use...
Dude, where did you get that S body? It's beautiful! Did you finish it yourself or had it done by a luthier?
I'm itching to build another. I want to do a J style HSS rear rout in Black Limba (body and neck) with ebony board (no front inlays) and tilt back headstock. Duncan JB and SSL-1's. Not...
I have a TD17 that I was able to get to play nice with my trial version of EZDrummer. I'm using a Mac. There are a few settings you have to change up, particularly with the hats to get the sound to not glitch out.
Key question: are you located in Europe or in the Americas? By your name I wonder if you are either in Portugal, Spain, or Latin America. This could explain why you're considering Diezel in the same conversation as EVH. In the States, Diezel is much, much more expensive than EVH.
If you're...
LMK where you can a find a Paul for less than $2K. I've never seen it for less than $2400 used in the States.
Looking at that $2000 price cap, I may retract my Ecstasy suggestion. Occasionally you can find a used one under $2000 but it's pretty rare. $2200+ seems to be the going rate.
Maybe a...
Not sure when's the last time you saw them live. They were terrible live when I saw them in 2011 to where I had written them off. I saw them again in 2018 opening for Primus and they absolutely slayed. OK, maybe just had a good show, 50% hit rate. Saw them again last year doing the whole Crack...
I have a D-Moll. I briefly tried a Hagen but wasn't really knowledgeable about Diezels and how to dial one in, so I don't remember much--good or bad--about it. I did play an Einstein at some point and enjoyed it but it did feel very sterile to me. Hard to explain. I have never tried a VH4 or...
FWIW, you may struggling to get traction because the amp doesn't have the graphic EQ, and/or the UL and Deliverance get all the hype. I may be one of the only ones here who thinks the CLX is the best of the bunch.